Inspiring Older Readers
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The Train In The Night posted on 28 Jul 2016
What must it be like to suddenly go completely deaf in one ear?
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The Boots Circulating Library posted on 28 Jul 2016
The Boots Circulating Library If you spend any time browsing around second-hand bookshops you are certain to come across cheaply bound, hardcover books
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Gorbals Children posted on 26 Jul 2016
Joseph McKenzie died in 2015 at the age of 86. For many he is the ‘father of Scottish photography’ and a great educator
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Sons and Lovers posted on 24 Jul 2016
Guest reviewer Alun Severn, never a great Lawrence fan, takes another look at one of his classic novels.
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Powell's Bookstore Portland , Oregon, USA posted on 24 Jul 2016
Powell's Bookstore Portland , Oregon, USA : a guest post from Kay Reid, Charlotte, North Carolina
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An Interview With Robert Ronsson posted on 23 Jul 2016
An interview with Robert Ronsson
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William Dobell posted on 22 Jul 2016
Here’s a party game suggestion for you : name five famous Australian artists. Ok, I’ll give you Sidney Nolan, Shaun Tan....
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The Other posted on 21 Jul 2016
For many people Ryszard Kapuscinski, the Polish journalist, poet, photographer and traveller, who died in 2007, was the ultimate foreign correspondent
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Last Exit To Brooklyn posted on 20 Jul 2016
I guess that the old adage, ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’, could also apply to books that get banned
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Now and Then posted on 19 Jul 2016
Unbelievably, it’s been a little over five years since the untimely death of musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron.